Micah Tyler is an American Christian singer-songwriter born in 1983 in Beaumont, Texas. A former youth pastor and truck driver, he launched his career in 2013 with the album The Story I Tell and gained wider recognition after a satirical video went viral in 2016.
Micah Tyler grew up in Buna, a small town in southeast Texas, where he became a youth pastor right after high school before driving a delivery truck across the region. In 2013, he released his first album, The Story I Tell, with no record label. Three years later, a satirical video set to a Beatles tune, gently poking fun at the habits of his generation, went viral and introduced him to an audience far beyond Christian music.
Signed to Fair Trade Records, he developed a style he likes to call southern soul, shaped as much by the voices of Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder as by contemporary Christian pop. His albums Different (2017) and New Today (2020) placed songs like Amen and Even Then in churches and on Christian radio across America. Now living near Nashville with his wife Casey and their children, he continues to write songs about grace, doubt, and perseverance with the humor and simplicity that define him.
- Origin
- Buna, Texas, USA
- Style
- Christian pop (southern soul)
- Active since
- 2013
- Good to know
- Former youth pastor and truck driver before breaking into music
How did Micah Tyler get started?
Born in 1983 in Beaumont, Texas, Micah Tyler grew up in Buna, a small town in the southeastern part of the state. Right after finishing high school, he became a youth pastor at his local church, then spent several years driving a delivery truck across the region, writing songs in his spare time.
In 2013, he self-produced his first album, The Story I Tell, which ranked among the top-selling Christian albums on iTunes. Three years later, his satirical cover of a Beatles classic, gently poking fun at the habits of his generation, passed sixty million views and caught the attention of Fair Trade Records, which signed him soon after.
What makes Micah Tyler stand out?
Micah Tyler blends the soul and pop rock roots of his Texas childhood, influenced by Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson, with songwriting drawn directly from his faith. He calls this blend southern soul. Never losing his sense of humor, he tackles concrete subjects in his songs such as doubt, weariness, and grace received in the midst of failure, which has made songs like Amen and Even Then widely sung in American churches.
Where should you start with Micah Tyler?
Start with God Did It, his song of gratitude for everything God has accomplished in his life, then listen to Perfectly, a declaration about identity received in Christ. Praise The Lord rounds out this introduction nicely, before you explore the album Different, his most defining record.
songs
Perfectly
A song about the identity God gives, far from the way we sometimes see ourselves.
God Did It
A song of gratitude that looks back on hardships faced in order to highlight what God made possible.
Praise The Lord
An upbeat call to worship, in the pop rock style that defines the artist.
Discography
- 2023People Like Us· EP
- 2020New Today
- 2017Different
- 2014The Kitchen Sink· EP
- 2013The Story I Tell
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Micah Tyler?
Micah Tyler is an American Christian singer-songwriter born in 1983 in Beaumont, Texas. A former youth pastor and truck driver, he launched his career in 2013 with the album The Story I Tell and gained wider recognition after a satirical video went viral in 2016.
Is Micah Tyler a Christian?
Yes. Micah Tyler was a youth pastor before dedicating himself to music, and he writes songs drawn directly from his evangelical faith, on themes like grace, doubt, and perseverance.
What is Micah Tyler's most famous song?
Amen, released in 2017, is one of his most widely sung songs in American churches. God Did It and Perfectly also rank among his most popular songs in recent years.
Where can you listen to Micah Tyler?
Micah Tyler's songs are available on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer, as well as on his official YouTube channel, where he posts music videos and live performances.
Was Micah Tyler a pastor?
Yes, he was a youth pastor at his church in Texas right after finishing high school, before driving a delivery truck and then committing fully to music in 2013.
Where does Micah Tyler live?
Micah Tyler grew up in Buna, Texas, and now lives near Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Casey and their children.